"Flower" Blogs & Blog Posts

Industrial farming, golf courses, and some industries all contribute an incredible amount of nutrient runoff that enters our waterways. This influx of unexpected nutrients can cause algae blooms and otherwise damage the local ecosystem. To combat thi...

A mini flower bouquet to brighten your day! I love the idea of creating a small bouquet of flowers like this one as a gift to a friend, a simple thank you, or even to pop a special question…like ‘will you be my bridesmaid?’. There&#...

“Biophilic design” is a term used to describe an overall connection with nature in the composition of an interior space. Humans have a tendency to be attracted to other life forms, and biophilic design taps into the inherent allure of our ecosyst...

Many gardeners are aspirational when it comes to saving seeds even if there are some good reasons to skip it. If you’re gardening year round, you don’t always have time to let plants go to seed so you can harvest them because they’re taking up...

One of my favorite TikTok gardeners, GardeningGrant, complained earlier this summer about cockeyed liatris, a normally straight-as-an-arrow perennial. I had heard this complaint in a few other places about other flowers like Sunflowers and cosmos. Wh...

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Wednesday, September 6, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for September 6, NYT Connecti...

Deadheading–the practice of chopping off a spent flowerhead from the plant— has long been considered the way to keep plants blooming longer. It’s based on the science that plants have a finite amount of energy, and spend it on one of three reso...